I often say that music inspires me. When I edit pictures I almost always listen to it… and when I listen to it, I see pictures and scenes pass before my eyes (sometimes I also imagine things that would work great as music videos!).
Although I enjoy different genres, like every music lover I guess, my favorite is rock music: I have grown up listening to it. If I had to name the group that most influenced me, it would definitely be Red Hot Chili Peppers: I recall falling in love with their music (and getting a huge crush on their charming leader, Anthony Kiedis) back in 1999, at the age of 13. Only a year later, the music video I posted above came out. I was extremely fascinated by it.
A couple of months ago, while taking macros for a new project (that had nothing to do with the Otherside feel), I saw something really strange and unusual. That very moment, I started thinking of the song and its music video… so I took the photograph I’ve called A cemetery where I marry the sea (inspired by the lyrics of the song). Can you see the connection?
I like to think that all of the things we do, see, feel and experience live inside us… and can come out anytime, in a different form or with a brand new identity. What do you think? Wouldn’t that be amazing?
This post belongs to a blog circle called Sisterhood Stories. Please read Laura’s entry and complete the circle! 🙂
Have an inspiring week!
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beautiful & whilst music doesn’t inspire me as such it does create reminders & memories for it. It’s such a sensory thing we just interpret it in different ways. Stunning photograph, leaves me wondering the story behind it.
Music plays a really important role for me in life and photography. I love all types of music and I can have a different favourite every day. It definitely helps inspire but all sooth me, especially during stressful times. I too loved this song and video when it came out and I’m glad to be reminded of it today
You know, when I listen to music, I’m more drawn to the lyrics than the actual music. That’s probably why I can’t stand classical music, it doesn’t evoke anything to me. And that’s what captured my imagination in your post “A cemetery where I marry the sea”, I just love this, such beautiful words. Your photo is dreamy and so abstract one can see whatever he wants in it and I think it fits the words perfectly xoxo
I love the idea of everything we see, feel and experience ‘living inside us’. And I’m sure it does – it just needs the right trigger – which might be music, a scent, or even a fleeting expression. I often find it really difficult to listen to music from my past though as it’s so evocative….and nostalgia makes me nauseous!